Melvin Gooden
- Gender
- M
- Race
- Black
#1279-GoodenTier-2 extracted
Melvin Gooden
● OpenHomicideGeocoded
Incident date
Jan 1, 1977
Recovery location
Akron, OH
Coordinates
41.1149, -81.5254
Days open
18,052
Victim
Extracted
Case narrative
Source text · highlightedEighteen year old Melvin Gooden was found by construction workers in the Cuyahoga River near the above address. Gooden died of an apparent gunshot wound.
Modus operandi
Tier-1 + Tier-2Weaponfirearm
Locationpublic_outdoor
Dateuncertain
Addressuncertain
Age18
Genderuncertain
About these fields →qwen3:14b · 6/2/2026
Recovery location
Geocoded- Latitude
- 41.1149
- Longitude
- -81.5254
- Precision
- Street
- Address
- 900 Cuyahoga Street
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- Jevon C. SuggsAkron, OH · 1992weapon (firearm) · location type (public_outdoor) · gender (M) · race (Black) — 2 mi, 15 yr apart3.0 / 3.5
- Arland T AndersonAkron, OH · 1989weapon (firearm) · location type (public_outdoor) · gender (M) · race (Black) — 3 mi, 12 yr apart3.0 / 3.5
- August PetersAkron, OH · 1971weapon (firearm) · location type (public_outdoor) · gender (M) — 0 mi, 6 yr apart2.5 / 3.5
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